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Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication in Bone: A Cellular Basis for the Mechanostat Set Point

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Donahue, H.J. Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication in Bone: A Cellular Basis for the Mechanostat Set Point. Calcif Tissue Int 62, 85–88 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002239900398

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